Cities in Michigan by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Hamtramck, MI had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 90 cities in 2024, at 73.5%. Escanaba, MI had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 7.6% and the figure for Michigan was 10.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.5Hamtramck, MI
Lowest1.7Escanaba, MI
Median7.690 cities
Michigan10.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Hamtramck, MI: 73.5 %Hamtramck, MI73.5Dearborn, MI: 53.4 %Dearborn, MI53.4Melvindale, MI: 44.8 %Melvindale, MI44.8Dearborn Heights, MI: 42.8 %Dearborn Heights, MI42.8Sterling Heights, MI: 35.2 %Sterling Heights, MI35.2Troy, MI: 34.4 %Troy, MI34.4Novi, MI: 33.2 %Novi, MI33.2Sturgis, MI: 26.3 %Sturgis, MI26.3Kentwood, MI: 24.8 %Kentwood, MI24.8Farmington, MI: 24.3 %Farmington, MI24.3Rochester Hills, MI: 23.6 %Rochester Hills, MI23.6Wyoming, MI: 23.3 %Wyoming, MI23.3Farmington Hills, MI: 23 %Farmington Hills, MI23Pontiac, MI: 22.9 %Pontiac, MI22.9Auburn Hills, MI: 22.8 %Auburn Hills, MI22.8Ann Arbor, MI: 22.2 %Ann Arbor, MI22.2Lincoln Park, MI: 21.5 %Lincoln Park, MI21.5Warren, MI: 19.6 %Warren, MI19.6Wixom, MI: 19.5 %Wixom, MI19.5Grand Rapids, MI: 16.4 %Grand Rapids, MI16.4Ypsilanti, MI: 16.2 %Ypsilanti, MI16.2East Lansing, MI: 15.9 %East Lansing, MI15.9Holland, MI: 15.5 %Holland, MI15.5Lansing, MI: 15.3 %Lansing, MI15.3Madison Heights, MI: 15 %Madison Heights, MI15Coldwater, MI: 15 %Coldwater, MI15Rochester, MI: 14.3 %Rochester, MI14.3Allen Park, MI: 12.5 %Allen Park, MI12.5Westland, MI: 12.2 %Westland, MI12.2Detroit, MI: 12 %Detroit, MI12Battle Creek, MI: 11.1 %Battle Creek, MI11.1Birmingham, MI: 10.8 %Birmingham, MI10.8Oak Park, MI: 10.7 %Oak Park, MI10.7Livonia, MI: 10.7 %Livonia, MI10.7Kalamazoo, MI: 10.6 %Kalamazoo, MI10.6Taylor, MI: 10.5 %Taylor, MI10.5Woodhaven, MI: 10.2 %Woodhaven, MI10.2Fraser, MI: 10.1 %Fraser, MI10.1Southgate, MI: 10 %Southgate, MI10Adrian, MI: 9.8 %Adrian, MI9.8Hamtramck, MI: 73.5 %Hamtramck, MI73.5Dearborn, MI: 53.4 %Dearborn, MI53.4Melvindale, MI: 44.8 %Melvindale, MI44.8Dearborn Heights, MI: 42.8 %Dearborn Heights, MI42.8Sterling Heights, MI: 35.2 %Sterling Heights, MI35.2Troy, MI: 34.4 %Troy, MI34.4Novi, MI: 33.2 %Novi, MI33.2Sturgis, MI: 26.3 %Sturgis, MI26.3Kentwood, MI: 24.8 %Kentwood, MI24.8Farmington, MI: 24.3 %Farmington, MI24.3Rochester Hills, MI: 23.6 %Rochester Hills, MI23.6Wyoming, MI: 23.3 %Wyoming, MI23.3Farmington Hills, MI: 23 %Farmington Hills, MI23Pontiac, MI: 22.9 %Pontiac, MI22.9Auburn Hills, MI: 22.8 %Auburn Hills, MI22.8Ann Arbor, MI: 22.2 %Ann Arbor, MI22.2Lincoln Park, MI: 21.5 %Lincoln Park, MI21.5Warren, MI: 19.6 %Warren, MI19.6Wixom, MI: 19.5 %Wixom, MI19.5Grand Rapids, MI: 16.4 %Grand Rapids, MI16.4Ypsilanti, MI: 16.2 %Ypsilanti, MI16.2East Lansing, MI: 15.9 %East Lansing, MI15.9Holland, MI: 15.5 %Holland, MI15.5Lansing, MI: 15.3 %Lansing, MI15.3Madison Heights, MI: 15 %Madison Heights, MI15Coldwater, MI: 15 %Coldwater, MI15Rochester, MI: 14.3 %Rochester, MI14.3Allen Park, MI: 12.5 %Allen Park, MI12.5Westland, MI: 12.2 %Westland, MI12.2Detroit, MI: 12 %Detroit, MI12Battle Creek, MI: 11.1 %Battle Creek, MI11.1Birmingham, MI: 10.8 %Birmingham, MI10.8Oak Park, MI: 10.7 %Oak Park, MI10.7Livonia, MI: 10.7 %Livonia, MI10.7Kalamazoo, MI: 10.6 %Kalamazoo, MI10.6Taylor, MI: 10.5 %Taylor, MI10.5Woodhaven, MI: 10.2 %Woodhaven, MI10.2Fraser, MI: 10.1 %Fraser, MI10.1Southgate, MI: 10 %Southgate, MI10Adrian, MI: 9.8 %Adrian, MI9.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Hamtramck, MI73.5+1.9 pts
2Dearborn, MI53.4+2 pts
3Melvindale, MI44.8+3.7 pts
4Dearborn Heights, MI42.8+1.5 pts
5Sterling Heights, MI35.2+0.6 pts
6Troy, MI34.4+0.8 pts
7Novi, MI33.2+1.5 pts
8Sturgis, MI26.3+0.8 pts
9Kentwood, MI24.8+1.9 pts
10Farmington, MI24.3+3.2 pts
11Rochester Hills, MI23.6-0 pts
12Wyoming, MI23.3+1.5 pts
13Farmington Hills, MI23-0.6 pts
14Pontiac, MI22.9+1.9 pts
15Auburn Hills, MI22.8-0.8 pts
16Ann Arbor, MI22.2-0.2 pts
17Lincoln Park, MI21.5+2 pts
18Warren, MI19.6+0.5 pts
19Wixom, MI19.5-2.6 pts
20Grand Rapids, MI16.4-0.5 pts
21Ypsilanti, MI16.2+0.6 pts
22East Lansing, MI15.9+0.4 pts
23Holland, MI15.5+0.1 pts
24Lansing, MI15.3-0 pts
25Madison Heights, MI15-0.9 pts
26Coldwater, MI15-5.3 pts
27Rochester, MI14.3-0.3 pts
28Allen Park, MI12.5+1.6 pts
29Westland, MI12.2-0.6 pts
30Detroit, MI12+0.9 pts
31Battle Creek, MI11.1-1 pts
32Birmingham, MI10.8+0.7 pts
33Oak Park, MI10.7+0.2 pts
34Livonia, MI10.7-0.4 pts
35Kalamazoo, MI10.6-0.7 pts
36Taylor, MI10.50 pts
37Woodhaven, MI10.2+2.8 pts
38Fraser, MI10.1-0.4 pts
39Southgate, MI10-0.1 pts
40Adrian, MI9.8-0.8 pts
41Southfield, MI9-0.8 pts
42Grosse Pointe Park, MI8.8+2.1 pts
43Hazel Park, MI8.4+0.3 pts
44Mount Pleasant, MI8.1+1 pts
45Portage, MI7.6-0.6 pts
46Inkster, MI7.5-0.9 pts
47Walker, MI7.4+0.9 pts
48Wayne, MI7.2-1.2 pts
49Clawson, MI7.1+0.2 pts
50Niles, MI7.1+2.9 pts
51Riverview, MI70 pts
52Beverly Hills, MI6.9-1.2 pts
52Royal Oak, MI6.9-0.4 pts
54Roseville, MI6.8-0.4 pts
55Garden City, MI6.6+0.7 pts
56Harper Woods, MI6.2+1 pts
57Muskegon, MI6.1-1.5 pts
58Ferndale, MI6+0.6 pts
59Grosse Pointe Woods, MI5.6+0.3 pts
60Grand Haven, MI5.5+1 pts
61Midland, MI5.4-0.1 pts
62Grandville, MI4.9-1 pts
63St. Clair Shores, MI4.9-0 pts
64Jackson, MI4.9+0.4 pts
64South Lyon, MI4.9+0.1 pts
66Mount Clemens, MI4.9+0.6 pts
67Saginaw, MI4.7+1.1 pts
68Marquette, MI4.5+0.3 pts
69Ionia, MI4.5-0.7 pts
70Sault Ste. Marie, MI4.4-0.6 pts
71Wyandotte, MI4.4-0.3 pts
72Flint, MI4.3-0.3 pts
73Romulus, MI4.3-0.9 pts
74East Grand Rapids, MI4.2+0.7 pts
75Fenton, MI4.1+0.5 pts
76Bay City, MI4.1+0.3 pts
77Trenton, MI3.8-0.3 pts
78Flat Rock, MI3.7-0.5 pts
79Cadillac, MI3.6+0.2 pts
80Owosso, MI3.5-0.1 pts
81Traverse City, MI3.5-1.4 pts
82Berkley, MI3.4-0.7 pts
83Monroe, MI3.4+0.2 pts
84Norton Shores, MI3+0.2 pts
85Eastpointe, MI2.9+0.2 pts
86Port Huron, MI2.7-0.3 pts
87New Baltimore, MI2.6+0.3 pts
88Alpena, MI2.3-0.2 pts
89Burton, MI2.2-1 pts
90Escanaba, MI1.7+0.8 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Michigan by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/michigan-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/michigan-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Michigan by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/michigan-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Hamtramck, MI, with 73.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Escanaba, MI, with 1.7% in 2024.

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